Martial Master

The attack came out of nowhere, a deadly strike leaving her no room to escape, seemingly about to meet her end beneath the sword.

"Bloodline Awakening—Shift and Shadow!"

Zhao Lingshan shouted, a blue light suddenly rising from her body, her speed soaring in an instant, narrowly dodging in the nick of time.

A few strands of hair drifted from her forehead, cut from her bangs.

Puff!

Qin Chen's long sword slashed into the ground behind Zhao Lingshan, leaving a nearly foot-long sword mark.

"That was close, Princess Lingshan almost lost there!"

"How did Princess Lingshan's speed suddenly double?"

"It's her bloodline, a third-grade Ice Bloodline."

Gasps erupted from the crowd, everyone was dumbfounded, almost unable to believe their eyes.

They all thought this would be a one-sided match that would be decided quickly. Little did they expect the intensity on the field to exceed their imaginations.

Qin Chen and Zhao Lingshan fought evenly matched. If it weren't for Zhao Lingshan's timely reaction in activating her bloodline, she would have lost.

Hiss!

At this moment, the sounds of cold breaths were endless. Though they knew Qin Chen's strength wasn't weak, how could he be strong to this extent, even being able to fight above his level and gain the upper hand? And using Zhao Lingshan's best swordsmanship?

"You are strong. I underestimated you just now, but not anymore. This is my third-grade bloodline—Ice Bloodline, be careful from now on!"

An icy voice rang out, Zhao Lingshan's eyes were serious, her body emanating cold power, with snowflakes falling.

Swish!

She lifted her Starry Sword, the tip pointing forward at an angle, a sword with a length of four feet three inches and a width of one inch glimmered with a ghostly blue light, exuding an unnerving chill.

"Cold Winter's Chill!"

Unleashing the third-grade bloodline, Zhao Lingshan's aura surged, snowflakes whirled across the stage, emitting a piercing cold, as if to freeze all of heaven and earth.

Qin Chen retreated in haste, avoiding the attack, countless sword lights fell at his feet, each sword light an icicle, forming an icy path that continued to spread but always remained several feet away from Qin Chen's body.

"It's useless, Seeking Plum Blossoms Amidst Snow!"

Capitalizing on her advantage, Zhao Lingshan accelerated her sword energy, encircling Qin Chen from all directions, leaving him nowhere to escape.

"You've lost."

Zhao Lingshan declared confidently, sweeping her sword towards the encircled Qin Chen.

"Not necessarily!"

The next moment, Qin Chen leaped high into the air, avoiding the sword light.

"No matter how you dodge, the outcome remains the same!"

Zhao Lingshan took a deep breath, her sword tip exuding cold air, forming a nearly yard-long aura, slashing towards Qin Chen in mid-air.

Qin Chen, suspended in mid-air, seemingly had no escape.

"This is bad!"

After the sword was unleashed, Zhao Lingshan was suddenly shocked, this strike contained her Earth Level true energy, combined with the power of her third-grade bloodline, it was her full-force blow. How could Qin Chen, a Human Level martial artist, withstand it?

But the sword energy was released, beyond retrieval, Zhao Lingshan could only watch helplessly as the sword energy swept forward, unstoppable.

"Chen'er!"

In the audience, Qin Yuechi was startled, instinctively standing up.

"Just in time!"

Seeing Qin Chen about to be struck by the sword light, the situation on the field changed once again.

Swish!

In mid-air, Qin Chen remained unflustered, instead laughing aloud, in an instant, his hand wielding the long sword slashed out several times, clanging, each strike landed on the same spot of the icy sword energy, the speed so fast that the crowd barely registered a single sword hum.

Bang!

The next moment, the icy sword energy that contained Zhao Lingshan's full force shattered, turning into countless snowflakes and starlight, transforming the stage into a dreamlike scene.

"How could this be? How could my full-force attack be broken by Qin Chen?" Zhao Lingshan's eyes widened in disbelief.